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The Assistant Director of Academic Special Programs, is a full-time, exempt professional position housed within Academic Affairs and reporting to the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Director of Online Faculty and Student Services.
This position serves as the primary operational lead responsible for the administration, coordination, and compliance oversight of the University's academic consortium partnerships, including Acadeum and the Online Consortium of Independent Colleges and Universities (OCICU), as well as the advising of currently enrolled Dual Enrollment (DE) students.
The Assistant Director ensures continuity of high-quality student services for visiting student populations; manages day-to-day enrollment processing in Colleague (SIS), Canvas (LMS), and related platforms of consortium students; maintains compliance with FERPA and other applicable regulations; and collaborates across Academic Affairs, the Registrar's Office, IT, and Finance to support data integrity, budget oversight, and enrollment growth.
This position requires no direct reports at this time but may serve in a lead capacity for projects or student workers as assigned.
Job Description
Duties and Tasks:
Consortium Administration — Acadeum & OCICU
- Serve as the primary operational point of contact for academic consortium partnerships, including Acadeum and OCICU (Online Consortium of Independent Colleges and Universities).
- Coordinate course schedules and offerings with the Registrar’s scheduling team and post offerings to consortium platforms in advance of official publication to maximize enrollment visibility and competitive positioning.
- Process incoming consortium enrollments; create or update student accounts in SIS; register students in requested course sections; and verify LMS access prior to the start of each term.
- Create and maintain term parameters and configurations for Acadeum, OCICU, and other consortium relationships.
- Serve as liaison between consortium students, home institutions, and Saint Leo University academic and administrative departments.
- Coordinate and process student withdrawals, drops, and grade disputes in accordance with institutional and consortium policies.
- Manage and monitor the consortium course schedule timeline, ensuring early posting to consortium sites (Acadeum portal and OCICU platform) to support enrollment activity ahead of competitors.
- Conduct sustained student outreach and customer service communications throughout each term, including:
- A minimum of four targeted emails during week one of each term.
- Weekly communications throughout the remainder of the term to promote engagement, provide login/textbook guidance, and ensure student success.
- Follow-up outreach to students who are inactive or not participating in their courses.
- Track and report enrollment metrics per term; provide historical enrollment data and trend analyses to academic leadership as requested.
- Monitor OCICU enrollment trends and develop outreach strategies to re-engage member institutions; coordinate with appropriate stakeholders on potential migration of OCICU partner schools to Acadeum if participation continues to decline.
- Maintain consortium financial records; track revenue impacts; and coordinate budget development for consortium operations, including invoicing and reconciliation as applicable.
Dual Enrollment Management
- Provide consistent support and customer service for dual enrollment students, in concert with the enrollment team, to resolve academic record and user account issues.
- Conduct midterm academic progress audits to identify at-risk students and facilitate timely academic intervention and support.
- Coordinate and process student withdrawals, course drops, and grade appeals in compliance with institutional policies and procedures.
- Prepare and distribute final grade reports to participating high schools at the conclusion of each academic term, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
Student Information Systems & Records
- Maintain and operate student records and curricular systems using Colleague (SIS), Colleague Self-Service, and related platforms including the University’s CRM, LMS, and Document Management System (DMS).
- Ensure accuracy and consistency of student data, course offerings, and academic records across Colleague, CRM, LMS, and affiliated systems.
- Perform student data processing operations, including system testing, troubleshooting, and implementation of new features or integrations.
- Assist with resolving data discrepancies, student registration errors, and user access or permission issues.
- Collaborate with IT and Academic Affairs to assess and improve student information system functionalities, integrations, and reporting capabilities.
Compliance & Reporting
- Maintain strict compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and all other applicable laws, regulations, and institutional policies.
- Review policy updates and ensure alignment of consortium and DE operations with applicable institutional and regulatory requirements.
- Support alignment with SACSCOC cooperative academic agreement policy (AcadUp #118) for any consortium and DE agreements requiring notification or signed agreements.
Data, Reporting & Analytics
- Provide enrollment trend analyses and financial impact summaries for Acadeum, OCICU, and DE programs to support strategic decision-making.
- Track budget actuals against projections for assigned program areas; flag variances to leadership as needed.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required with 2 years applicable experience. Equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience in higher education administration will be considered.
- Experience: Minimum of two (2) years in higher education administration, academic advising, enrollment management, or registrar operations. Experience managing academic consortium agreements or interinstitutional cooperative programs preferred (e.g., Acadeum, OCICU, or similar).
- Experience with Ellucian Colleague (SIS) and CANVAS (LMS) preferred.
- Knowledge of higher education standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory frameworks.
- Knowledge of FERPA and applicable privacy and compliance requirements for student records.
- Knowledge of academic consortium operations, cooperative enrollment academic agreements, and interinstitutional enrollment processes.
- Knowledge of student information systems, student communication systems, and learning management systems.
Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate professionally with students, faculty, staff, and external partners.
- Strong active listening, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and other relevant technologies and auditing tools.
- Experience with data collection, analysis, and report preparation.
- Excellence in customer service and sustained student communication and outreach.
Abilities:
- Professionalism toward the University’s Mission, Vision, Values, Strategic Plan, Policies, Programs, Purposes, and goals.
- Ability to build relationships across a wide range of constituents, including students, faculty, staff, and external partners.
- Ability to handle multiple work unit priorities and projects independently in a high volume, fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work with accuracy, diligence, and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of student records and institutional data.
- Ability to assess and resolve situations and problems related to registration procedures and computerized information systems.
- Ability to adapt, change, and learn new procedures and technologies as the institutional environment evolves.
- Ability to lead and direct workflow through coaching and operational coordination.
- Multicultural competencies; ability to work with diverse student, staff, and faculty populations in a team environment.
- Excellent comprehensive reasoning and analytical ability.
Why Work at Saint Leo?
What it’s Like to Work Here: Ask our employees and the one word they’d use to describe working at Saint Leo University is “Community.” Our team members all share the Saint Leo core values, positive attitudes, and problem-solving abilities, enabling them to provide excellent student-centered service. Our mission is educating and preparing students for life and leadership in a challenging world. Thank you for your interest in joining the Saint Leo PRIDE!
We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At Saint Leo, we offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and your family needs. Available benefits based on employment status (Full Time vs Part Time).
- FREE Tuition - Employee, Spouse, and Dependents*
- Tuition Exchange Opportunity - Dependent of Employees*
- Generous Paid Leave - Sick, Vacation, and Holidays
- Comprehensive Group Health Plan (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
- Group Medical Plan includes Teledoc, Surgery Plus, Wellness Incentive Program and more!
- 100% Employer-Funded Health Reimbursement Account
- 100% Employer-Paid Short Term Disability Insurance
- 100% Employer-Funded Employee Assistance Program (healthcare and dependent options)
- Employer-provided life insurance
- Discounted On-Campus Dining Meal Plans
- Nationwide Pet Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 403b Retirement Plan
- Wellness Center
*Eligibility based on meeting required service period
Job Description Summary
The Assistant Director of Academic Special Programs, is a full-time, exempt professional position housed within Academic Affairs and reporting to the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Director of Online Faculty and Student Services.
This position serves as the primary operational lead responsible for the administration, coordination, and compliance oversight of the University's academic consortium partnerships, including Acadeum and the Online Consortium of Independent Colleges and Universities (OCICU), as well as the advising of currently enrolled Dual Enrollment (DE) students.
The Assistant Director ensures continuity of high-quality student services for visiting student populations; manages day-to-day enrollment processing in Colleague (SIS), Canvas (LMS), and related platforms of consortium students; maintains compliance with FERPA and other applicable regulations; and collaborates across Academic Affairs, the Registrar's Office, IT, and Finance to support data integrity, budget oversight, and enrollment growth.
This position requires no direct reports at this time but may serve in a lead capacity for projects or student workers as assigned.
Job Description
Duties and Tasks:
Consortium Administration — Acadeum & OCICU
- Serve as the primary operational point of contact for academic consortium partnerships, including Acadeum and OCICU (Online Consortium of Independent Colleges and Universities).
- Coordinate course schedules and offerings with the Registrar’s scheduling team and post offerings to consortium platforms in advance of official publication to maximize enrollment visibility and competitive positioning.
- Process incoming consortium enrollments; create or update student accounts in SIS; register students in requested course sections; and verify LMS access prior to the start of each term.
- Create and maintain term parameters and configurations for Acadeum, OCICU, and other consortium relationships.
- Serve as liaison between consortium students, home institutions, and Saint Leo University academic and administrative departments.
- Coordinate and process student withdrawals, drops, and grade disputes in accordance with institutional and consortium policies.
- Manage and monitor the consortium course schedule timeline, ensuring early posting to consortium sites (Acadeum portal and OCICU platform) to support enrollment activity ahead of competitors.
- Conduct sustained student outreach and customer service communications throughout each term, including:
- A minimum of four targeted emails during week one of each term.
- Weekly communications throughout the remainder of the term to promote engagement, provide login/textbook guidance, and ensure student success.
- Follow-up outreach to students who are inactive or not participating in their courses.
- Track and report enrollment metrics per term; provide historical enrollment data and trend analyses to academic leadership as requested.
- Monitor OCICU enrollment trends and develop outreach strategies to re-engage member institutions; coordinate with appropriate stakeholders on potential migration of OCICU partner schools to Acadeum if participation continues to decline.
- Maintain consortium financial records; track revenue impacts; and coordinate budget development for consortium operations, including invoicing and reconciliation as applicable.
Dual Enrollment Management
- Provide consistent support and customer service for dual enrollment students, in concert with the enrollment team, to resolve academic record and user account issues.
- Conduct midterm academic progress audits to identify at-risk students and facilitate timely academic intervention and support.
- Coordinate and process student withdrawals, course drops, and grade appeals in compliance with institutional policies and procedures.
- Prepare and distribute final grade reports to participating high schools at the conclusion of each academic term, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
Student Information Systems & Records
- Maintain and operate student records and curricular systems using Colleague (SIS), Colleague Self-Service, and related platforms including the University’s CRM, LMS, and Document Management System (DMS).
- Ensure accuracy and consistency of student data, course offerings, and academic records across Colleague, CRM, LMS, and affiliated systems.
- Perform student data processing operations, including system testing, troubleshooting, and implementation of new features or integrations.
- Assist with resolving data discrepancies, student registration errors, and user access or permission issues.
- Collaborate with IT and Academic Affairs to assess and improve student information system functionalities, integrations, and reporting capabilities.
Compliance & Reporting
- Maintain strict compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and all other applicable laws, regulations, and institutional policies.
- Review policy updates and ensure alignment of consortium and DE operations with applicable institutional and regulatory requirements.
- Support alignment with SACSCOC cooperative academic agreement policy (AcadUp #118) for any consortium and DE agreements requiring notification or signed agreements.
Data, Reporting & Analytics
- Provide enrollment trend analyses and financial impact summaries for Acadeum, OCICU, and DE programs to support strategic decision-making.
- Track budget actuals against projections for assigned program areas; flag variances to leadership as needed.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required with 2 years applicable experience. Equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience in higher education administration will be considered.
- Experience: Minimum of two (2) years in higher education administration, academic advising, enrollment management, or registrar operations. Experience managing academic consortium agreements or interinstitutional cooperative programs preferred (e.g., Acadeum, OCICU, or similar).
- Experience with Ellucian Colleague (SIS) and CANVAS (LMS) preferred.
- Knowledge of higher education standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory frameworks.
- Knowledge of FERPA and applicable privacy and compliance requirements for student records.
- Knowledge of academic consortium operations, cooperative enrollment academic agreements, and interinstitutional enrollment processes.
- Knowledge of student information systems, student communication systems, and learning management systems.
Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate professionally with students, faculty, staff, and external partners.
- Strong active listening, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and other relevant technologies and auditing tools.
- Experience with data collection, analysis, and report preparation.
- Excellence in customer service and sustained student communication and outreach.
Abilities:
- Professionalism toward the University’s Mission, Vision, Values, Strategic Plan, Policies, Programs, Purposes, and goals.
- Ability to build relationships across a wide range of constituents, including students, faculty, staff, and external partners.
- Ability to handle multiple work unit priorities and projects independently in a high volume, fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work with accuracy, diligence, and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of student records and institutional data.
- Ability to assess and resolve situations and problems related to registration procedures and computerized information systems.
- Ability to adapt, change, and learn new procedures and technologies as the institutional environment evolves.
- Ability to lead and direct workflow through coaching and operational coordination.
- Multicultural competencies; ability to work with diverse student, staff, and faculty populations in a team environment.
- Excellent comprehensive reasoning and analytical ability.
Why Work at Saint Leo?
What it’s Like to Work Here: Ask our employees and the one word they’d use to describe working at Saint Leo University is “Community.” Our team members all share the Saint Leo core values, positive attitudes, and problem-solving abilities, enabling them to provide excellent student-centered service. Our mission is educating and preparing students for life and leadership in a challenging world. Thank you for your interest in joining the Saint Leo PRIDE!
We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At Saint Leo, we offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and your family needs. Available benefits based on employment status (Full Time vs Part Time).
- FREE Tuition - Employee, Spouse, and Dependents*
- Tuition Exchange Opportunity - Dependent of Employees*
- Generous Paid Leave - Sick, Vacation, and Holidays
- Comprehensive Group Health Plan (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
- Group Medical Plan includes Teledoc, Surgery Plus, Wellness Incentive Program and more!
- 100% Employer-Funded Health Reimbursement Account
- 100% Employer-Paid Short Term Disability Insurance
- 100% Employer-Funded Employee Assistance Program (healthcare and dependent options)
- Employer-provided life insurance
- Discounted On-Campus Dining Meal Plans
- Nationwide Pet Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 403b Retirement Plan
- Wellness Center
*Eligibility based on meeting required service period
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Tips for Finding H-1B Sponsorship Jobs in Florida
Focus on Florida's strongest sponsorship industries
Healthcare systems, financial services firms, and IT consulting companies account for the largest share of H-1B filings in Florida. Targeting employers in these sectors gives you the best chance of finding a role with an established sponsorship track record.
Prioritize large hospital networks and health systems
Florida's hospital systems, including those in the Tampa Bay and Miami metro areas, are consistent H-1B sponsors for physicians, nurses in specialty roles, and healthcare IT professionals. These employers file high volumes of petitions annually and have dedicated HR processes for visa sponsorship.
Look beyond Miami to Orlando and Tampa
Miami dominates most people's thinking for Florida jobs, but Orlando's simulation and defense technology sector and Tampa's growing fintech and cybersecurity scene both have active H-1B sponsors. Broadening your metro focus meaningfully expands your options.
Use DOL disclosure data to verify sponsorship history
Before applying, search the Department of Labor's OFLC disclosure data to confirm a Florida employer has filed Labor Condition Applications recently. An employer with recent LCA filings has a functional sponsorship process already in place, which reduces friction for you.
Search for Florida H-1B roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate's job board filters specifically for visa sponsorship, so you can browse H-1B roles in Florida without sifting through listings from employers who won't sponsor. It's a faster way to build a targeted list of Florida employers worth approaching.
Target Florida's aerospace and defense contractors
Companies supporting Kennedy Space Center and the broader defense corridor along Florida's Space Coast regularly sponsor H-1B visas for engineers and technical specialists. These employers often have less competition than the major tech hubs and well-established immigration support processes.
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Which industries in Florida sponsor the most H-1B visas?
Healthcare, information technology, and financial services lead H-1B visa sponsorship activity in Florida. Hospital systems and specialty medical practices are among the highest-volume filers, followed by IT consulting firms and financial institutions concentrated in Miami and Tampa. Aerospace and defense employers along the Space Coast also represent a consistent source of H-1B sponsorship in the state.
Which cities in Florida have the most H-1B sponsorship jobs?
Miami has the highest concentration of H-1B sponsoring employers in Florida, driven by its financial services sector and large healthcare systems. Tampa and Orlando are close behind, with Tampa's fintech and cybersecurity growth and Orlando's simulation, defense technology, and hospitality technology industries producing steady H-1B filing activity. Jacksonville also has a smaller but active market through its banking and healthcare employers.
What types of roles typically qualify for H-1B sponsorship in Florida?
Roles that typically qualify require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field directly related to the position. In Florida, this most commonly includes software engineers, registered nurses in specialty roles, physicians, financial analysts, systems architects, and civil or mechanical engineers. General management or administrative roles without a specific degree requirement rarely meet the H-1B specialty occupation standard.
How do I find H-1B sponsorship jobs in Florida?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. You can filter job listings by visa type and state, so you're only seeing Florida roles where the employer has indicated willingness to sponsor H-1B visas. Beyond that, searching the Department of Labor's LCA disclosure data for Florida-based employers gives you a verifiable list of companies with active sponsorship history to target directly.
What is the prevailing wage for H-1B jobs in Florida?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.